VOL. XXXX. |8 HEW SPRING COTTONS 5 fl The frequent arrivals of fresh new Cot ton 8 are fast crowding ont JR M the winter goods and give the stoie a decided spring-like appearance. * SUPERB WHITE GOODS g a Finest line we have evt-r shown. Beautiful Mercerized Fancjes S in stripes, brocades and openwork patterns, at Mc to floe. incii.i tf Linens. Dimities and Francy White Goods at Hie, £c. 10c t R 8 HEW PERCALES g iff Xhe Mnlhonse Percales ate much snperior to the ordinary percales neually sold at the same price. Finer cloth, softer and better finish W «nd more attractive patterns, ''A inches wide —12fcc yard. S HEW GINGHAMS 5 Morfonew arrivals added to onr large assortment of the verj V U| cho ; *< st styles of Ginghams and Seersuckers, at 10c and I'Zic. » £ HEW DRAPERIES & ■ Decidedly new patrerns in Curtain Swiss, Madras, Silkaline*, W g Denials, ail Cret»»anes th*t h.ti very handsome and attractive, l-i'" g THE HEW IDEA WOMAN'S MAGAZINE & Jt The finest home publication in the country, with articles g \ of interest to women. 100 pages and colored cover. Numerous ilin- £ (R strations of the latest fashions March number now readv-snbscrip- Jr U tion price jOc a year. Single copy 5 cents. Monthly Fashion Sneet ■, 5 yf 1 L. Stein & Son,| 2 108 N MAIN STREET, BUTLER. PA £ 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 C. E. Miller's 79 GRKAT 79 79 79-Cent 79 79 bALE OF 79 „MEN'S PLOW SHOES,, We have just purchased a large lot of Men's good solid yg Plow shoes at about cost of material. As our stock this yg Spring is extremely large and we are crowded for room, we have put this entire lot on sale at a very small margin 70 over what we paid for them. yg They are regular $1.25, $1.50 -nd S; 75 Shoes. Are all clean new goods and are displayed on Bargain 79 Counters so you can look them all over and lake your 79 pick of the v/hole lot. We have all sizes at present, but at this ridiculous low price it is only a short time till 79 best sizes will be picked out, so do not wait, as "first here 79 —first served." SPRINC GOODS nearly all in and they are all 79 beauties! Style and quality away up! Prices away down! 79 j We are exclusive agents in Butler for famous J DOROTHY DODD Fine Shoes and Oxfords for Ladies. 79 Largest line of WALKOVER and DOUGLASS Fine -- Shoes for Men we have ever carried, and they are nicer and better than ever before. Make us a visit before purchasing your fine shoes for 70 Spring. _g G. E. TVViller, 215 South Main fltreet, - - Opposite Hotel Arlington; £ 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 LEVIINTOINS' 12? South Main St. Your money's worth or money back. Men's and Boys' Spring Clothing. The finest ready-to-wear attire that is made. We have the facilities to search out the best that the market can afford, and it is now ready in a complete 'Spring array on our floor. Everything that a dressing man can desire for his attire can be found here at a smaller price than he would expect to pay for such smartly tailored garments. Men s Suits and Top Coats ft I 2, ft I 4, at ft 7.50, ft 9, ft 10, ft] 8, ft2o, and ujr to ft2s. We show Men's Spring Overcoats which, like all of our attire, could not fit or wear better if they were custom tailored. LEVINTONS' Early Spring Hats. We are showing all the new shapes for Spring, 1903 READY-TO-WEAR HATS, SAILORS and STREET "HATS are now ready for your inspection. FLOWERS and FRUIT are going to be worn very extensively for early Spring style. See the fine display at Rockenstein's MILLINERY EMPORIUM. }tM South Main Stm-i - - Butler. Pa KECK 'A _ ££ jgf Spring & Summer Weights ' l\ ' \*j Hnv. a iMtliiiFM nWut Ibcm lh.l (w S l/C' /J In niarlc the wearer, it won't do to J nL "A. x'J H wear the la»t year's output. Yon i p \ r-j 14 won't get the latent thing* at the r/xJx ("/ ra stock clothier* either. The up-to T j J jJ\ jff f . date tailor only ian nupply them, / ' \«j JilTirl (v " y°" want not only the latent I. I j (If I I thing* ' n cut * n '' work- I ' Jill I >un*hip, the fineit in durability, j I if , til/I I vhere n'»e can you get Cornbina- J * lona. you get thent at F B C K G. F. KECK, Merchant Tailor, 24 North Main Street All Work Guaranteed Butler, Pa -THE BUTLER CITIZEN. Reed's Wine of Cod Liver Oil will build you up and make you strong, will give you an appetite and new life. If you feel tired and worn out try our Wine of Cod Liver Cil and find relief. It is stronger and better than pure Cod Liver Oil. Pleasant to take and is inoffensive to delicate stomachs. Indorsed and recom mended by physicians every where. The best Spring tonic to give you Health and strength. For sale only at Reed's Pharmacy Transfer Corner Miiin and Jefferson Sis . Bntler, I'.i PROFESSIONAL CARUS. ATTORNEYS. p r. SCOTT, IL. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office on second floor of Arunri Puildin£. Timler, Pa. K T. SCOTT, A. ATTORNEY AT 1,->w. Office at So. S. '.Vest Diamond Mn ler, I*». p'-iri.TKl; ft *;AKi I(>HN *vV. C6l LTI- K. r) TTOkNKV-AT-LA v. Office vriih R. (' McAlxjy J I'.. south hidn iJiaijiond Sj>eci:il -.ttention wiven to collection and busini-'.H matters. Reference: Kutler Saviiiß3 ' Butler (Vrontv Natio.ia! Manb J O. McJUNKIN, ') . ATTOKN t RV-AT-L' VI . Oi.'icc- in ReJt»er building, cortiri Mair. .. .IKKOIN, •J . ATTOB.VHV AT I,AW. ->n Main tiM' f'miit Hoorc L'VERRTT L. KALSTON, fj ATTORNEV-AT-LAW, No. JS" South Mf.il. Str'.-ct, Hutl» r, Pa. Fibber Building. First door on South Main street, ntzt iny fomier office in Boyd Building. HIJ. GOUCHBR, t ATTOK NKV AT LA V, , Cice in Wt*e Imildin^ {]« H. NROT.RY, jt ATTOK NKV AT LAW, Oflfice In »h<- Ncgley B'lilding, West Diamond PHYSICIANS, Hemorrhoids and Chronic Disease* a Specialty. Vir 11. BROWN, M. I).. »V « Office in Riddle building.Diamond next door to Dr. liell'B old office. Office Hours: —9 to na.in, rto 3 and 6 In 8 p m. / ' KO. K. McADOO, M. D. 'I EVE, KAK, NOSK AND THHOAT, J'.xclusivfly. Hours—9-12, 1-5. Both Fhot.ea. Troutmsn building, S. Main St. 1 C. BOYLE, M. D. ') • EVE, IVAB, NOSK and THKOAT, After April Ist. office in forrn'-r Dr. Peters' residence, No. 121 E Cunning, harn St., Butler, Pa., next door to Times printing office. (ILARA E. MORROW, D. 0., V GRADUATE BOSTON COM.KOK OK OSTEOPATH v. Women's diseases a ••<- ialty. Office ne*t to jKintoffice, |VP J. WILBP.KT McKKR, If SUIOKOR iJKU'riST. Office over C. K. Miller's Shoe Store, 71 5 S. Main utreet, llutler, Pn. Peoples Telephone 505. A upeciulty Hindi) of j(old fil yo\<\ crown and hrldye work. MISCELLANEOUS. UTM. If. WAI.KI'.K, SUM VKYOR, Uenidence 211 W. I'eiirl St., lintler, I'a. n P. U. Mt^fISTION, V. Civil. KHCINKKR ANI> SURVKVOU. Office near Court Hoiine T JAMES DODOS, 1 • LICKNHKD AUCTIONHKR Ini|uirc at Sherifl'ioffice or 426 Mifflin St. Butler Pa. i p. wAuna, INOTARY PUBI.IC, BUTLKR, I'A Office with iierktner, next door to P. O. Nervous Dyspepsia Its Cause and Cure Overwork any orpin and it gives oat i —the stomeh is n> exception A->'< it j ID anything, at any t.uie in half the time required, and like an ever driven horse it balks Nature it teud-d trie K'.omach should have regular bonri l . A time to work, .1 time to rest—«nd ; when j - ou break up this habit, yon np set the wholt« arrangement. TLe - ouiac-h nerv»s become exhausted, tlie ! gUnds refnse to aat, the fod n >t • > ni'ic'; refr sheri. I prts'-.tj; - l>e :111s • I fei. s.j *-»lt. So the tvom -. h is eoi.cerned he> u d nnely I line 'iS'fl I htm vi. seit a.d ti»'ii t: ul 1., :t,e children wiu eqanlly le s ilts. It was toilui:at; I was loM D. , li. VVufler, Druggist of 112 -o'ltlt Main I Sr.. had tbmi Vi h box at <"iealeis 01 Dr A. W. Cli's'i Medicine Co . J2uffal" N *it* jK»rtrait and signature of A | Chase, M. D., are on every pack'iv Bilious? Dizzy? Headache? P ■*. back of your eyes? It's ycur liver! use Ayer's Pills. ' Want your moustache cr r. beautiful brown or rlcla black ? Use Buckinpaofsßye 's3cM.c., M.H. N3S&I CATARRH /I In all 1U utasM. ° pK !• y [ l| Moth 'Phones W 2 fj Everything in the- M drug lino. Tj It 1 Sss 2Z2SZS P CRAMPS? I i mm, 5 TRAI'F MA KM I DR. HARRIS' j ■I CRAMP CURE, flellnre* I'itln Oulf lity. i •-J A ii"»er fslllnir n-mwly for Kvery Aelin iQ urel l*»il>i. Illithly recotrirrn'l»fw| r i.'holcrft-Mort.tui anil Cnliiii la tlio ' •J Htomitch, # AIIHW.IJTIXV IIAItMI.KHH. fl I As s l.liilmioit llr. Iliirrln' ijrnii i|» M ■ i « nr.. estwls nil oilier*. I I l'ropired t>| 11. A. I'AIINKsTOI K CO. I 1 I'lttstiuric, I'II. I At Druggist* » lie. n Holt In JL C. F. T. Pape, 5 IJEWELERI > ? N 121 E. Jefferson Street. / MKN tvtvn.ll Wo wm.l . | -r«, iim. <• »I.M ir.v.... .• (icrki, »iii|.|>iuz. Mil una • I«iv. it .l.;ik«; 1 "li I'l l.iim n. e .lie nil, 1.1 .1 kninlthii. Ilv. or«: wmphr.liu lMi.il ft I .11- r«..| mi.) m/.riM, mid nrtY »» «.r trie, »'» t-«;i-iifii BUTLER. PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1903. MP* REPAIRING A ROOF. A Clever Job of Ileplueinc ""«! »e --nntllua llentlaek Siklrlilcn. Like many others who put on hem lock roofs ten years ago. 1 have had to renaiL Owing to some cause the nails ; wastc fII'LICK KOII UiJUEII TO UASU OVKU HIUOX OF BCTLE-IXO. [A, B. 2 hy i scantltnif. framed flatwise n.id further strengthenw! by uarruw strips. C tti:«J t>, nailed to each side; U. stud or pole inserted ill bracket to raliie and sus tain.] able scaffold twelve feet long, consist ing of two brackets and four inch board* twelve feet long, would miswcr for the whole burn. Brackets like that shown can be taken down and moved In a very short time and require no nailing to the building, although a null In the liottom helps a little In keeping it plumb and steady. Whatever is used to hold the bracket lu plnce should be given base enough say ten feet out from building so there will be no danger of Itajiushlug nv.ay. The bracket should extend about eighteen or twenty Inches al>ove the scaffold next the building, so It can be thrust up under the roof, and the liottoin of the prop should be on solid ground and securely held from slipping by a stake outside. A sixteen foot 1 by 4 scan tling with n few bits of sound fencing will make two brackets, nnrl they can be kept for a lifetime, storing thein between two tie girts In tln» upper part of the barn. The props of 2 by 4 must lie fourteen feet and upward in length, according to the height of the caves where the ncaffold Is to lie used. At the renalllug Job I commenced by getting up a scaffold on which, by stretching pretty well. I nailed twelve courses. In doing this It suddenly oc curred to me that It was not neces sary to work In horizontal lines as in shingling, but that I could work up und down. This simplified the mat ter at once, and then I could use a ladder. All that was wanted was some way of hooking the ladder to the ridge. Had the ladder been loug enough I could have bolted on some brackets, but it was three feet short, so I made two pieces like the second Ilgure, bolting one to each side of the ladder with three quarter inch bolts, the hooks or brackets having two bolts each. With such an arrangement I could nail about two feet wide from eaves to ridge and then, perched astride the ridge, could move the ladder over two feet and work down. A common market basket with a stout wire book protruding from the Ixittom of one end made u good receptacle for what shingles I needed each trip, booking the basket to a rung of the ladder Just above me. 1 found tho hemlock shingles after ten ycurn of service In pretty good con dltlon and likely, If I could keep them from blowing away, good for pcrhiip* woven or eight yearn more. When I used them, I wnn told that they would not Inst to exceed eleven year*. In conclusion I might any that the Job of reuniting should be done when the ahlnglen are noft and flattened by a long rnln. AH i:»«r Inarm F'atoben. A KW»rm In May I* worth u load of hay. A Kwnrrn In Juno in worth u ultv. i njjt.on; A Kwurrn In July, not worth a tly A two rut catcher which. It In clulin id, will sure n great deal of worry and annoy ii nee during the nwnmilng '■' fnon 1* Illustrated 11l (Meanings 111 I lee Culture. It eon nlnt n of n nmnll block of wood on the top of which la null ed II circular board which In suspended from mini II brunches, vines or wires stretched from one point lo an llWA iiv i ATI licit, other an occasion requires. The Mississippi bee keeper who Invented thin siiyn tlnil the bee* liourly nlwiiyn select (bene b|i"l.< to swiiriu on. They are ensily tnken down and the swarm hived "The Indlen' been" In the hilest uar" f(# the ('iiriilolini», which nre «. •.i^. 1 ercd the greatest of their kind BUNCHING ASPARAGUS. Til* llrntll find I li»■ Willi* Klflila. lliih lo I 111 —II n I,l#e r lluiill*. Homo marketn require the green nn puriigue, white In othern the white In In good ileum lid. II In iiHiinlly a good plnn to have Ixitli k IIHIH, ndvlHen mi Imllnm< grower In Itural New Yorker. I'.y throwing a ridge of earth over each row the asparagus will become well bleached before II reaches tho lon of the ground. The other rows will furnish the greei) asparagus, in cut ting I use an Inch chisel, and the shoots tire cut off Junt under the ground to secure tho green asparngiH. In the purt of tho Held t tin I In ridded up the shoots nre cut off. JIIMI nn lliey nppenr above the noil, nn deep In the ground nn necessary to secure the proper length. An the ntnlkn nre cut they lire placed In II basket with the lops nil one way. When the basket Is full, It is carried to a hydrant and tin. asparagus placed Jn U li.iiK row on n table mnl well Washed. Ily keeping the nlnlkn straight tills work Is grently lesnened, IIH the dirt enn be washed from the stalks easier, quicker and with ICNH water. rormlnii lh«> lluiirhfN. Any one who him ever biiliched nn parngun has observed tlml bill few ■talks are perfectly straight. In hum h lug, tlu* stuiks should be turned so each head turns toward the center of the bunch. This will tako time, but it will pay. as a much neater bunch will be secured, and it will sell more readily. After the center Is formed each suc ceeding row Is slightly lowered so that the bunch when finished will be cone shaped and about what an ordinary hand can reach around. A rubber band U now slipped over the buucli while still lu the left hand, and the work is done. The rubber bands are better than strings, as they hold the bunches neater and save much laUn- In using them, and labor Is money in the market garden business. All bunches art made as near alike as pos sible. After being put up each bunch is cut off about six inches long and placed in a shallow pan containing wa ter. Here it remains until the next morning, when It Is placed In lioxes containing wet moss, the boxes covered with wet sacks. The boxes are placed ill tlie wagon and taken to market, where they sell for from 40 to SO cents per dozen bunches. ▲ Murker From un Old Cultivator. The Illustration shows a corn marker without a fault. All cultivators are not alike, as some have straight tongues, and some have a seat attach ed, but they can all be used by simply removing the wheels and shovel beams. No. 1 A shows a hole where n clevis attaches the wliiflletrees. This brings the draft on the sled Instead, of the frame. I) shows a plank spiked on be hind, making a place for the driver to B o 6 W& ,") h is-* lIOUKUADK CO UN MAKKKK. stand, thus leaving a clear vision be tween his horses and straight ahead. C shows where the wheel spindles are se cured to the marker plank with a yoke, secured ou the underside of the plank by burs. At It is an upright pin. This Is to receive B of No. \i. This pole is Just eight f.-et long, and !•' Is a runner made rounding at each end. This It 2 feet long. & Inches wide and 1 Inch thick. It Is made of hard wood and Is wedge shaped on the tiottom. <• Is a wire nttnclt'd with a rlna on It. To the ring U attached a good stout string, and to this string is fastened a com mon snap, H. I'lace B No. 'i on It No. 1, snap 11 011 same ring, and yotir highest Ideal of a perfect corn marker will be realized. I use E for handle* when turning at the end of the field.—Cor. Orange Judd Kartner. Tlie Wife's Horse. An Imposition that is often practiced 011 the woiaan the farmer's wife espe cially- Is If there is an old. ringboned, spavined, crippled horse that is stove up generally and good for no earthly use It Is kept for the women to drive, wlille we argue that In these modern days a woman should demand a horse that when she starts for a given point her clothes won't get out of style be fore she gets there.—Karm Journal. l.lre Stock < iimlllluux. Of the total number of horses on farms and ranges on Jan. I, liKi.'t, 2 per cent are reported as having died from disease. Of cattle 11 mortality of 2.4 per cent from winter exposure and 2.4 per cent from disease Is reported. The losses of sheep from exposure ameunted to r.,4 per cent and those from disease to 2.S per cent, and the losses of swine aggregated ">.H per cent. In Ihe Observatory. Every one has a right to know what ho eats, and no one lies any moral right to prevent Ills knowing. The time Is not far distant when there will be no legal right to deceive people as to what they i;r- eating. Every ofllce building on earth Is con tested with hollow eyed prisoners who nre planning to be gentlemen farmers, iiliout next year or year after, away, from the burly burly and nothing to do jxeept raise chickens To be ii good cuttle feeder means that >ne must have au Inborn love for llie work, and combined with lids must Sc a high form of Intelligence. One of the most unfortunate of men :al habits Is 11 persistent and chronic disposition to perceive only the di.i agreeable things of life. Farmers will wake up some day und pllll together. I'nrllaisiif I |» C'elory. The gradual earthing up of celery should In- attended to when tlie wcath er Is suitable. In earthing up It In necessary to success to have th« foliage dry and the soli In n friable condition. Landing with wet soli will aggravate rust and even start It on healthy plants, (lo over the lines and remove all rotten leaves before addluw tlie soli. Where It Is found Impossible to blanch with soil 011 account, of bad weather boards can be used tcmpornrl ly for this purpose of starling the process In time on either a portion ol the crop or all of It by standing a line of twelve Inch boards along at each side of the celery drill. Of course celery can be blanched altogether by the aid of boards, but many people consider the celery superior wlieu earth has been used, while others oh Ject to the expense of boards. In bundling celery It Is Important to keep the soli from getting Into the hearts. This can be done by drawing all tin stalks closely and evenly to gether, holding the plant with one hand and packing the soil firmly around with the other, or they may be tied with string. TIIO soiling can then be lliilsln d with the spade or plow. While the plants are growing four to six luetics Is enough to put In at 0111 time. "Fl* sareils" ol llie I I > In llie %Vlient Many farmers suppose that the so failed "flaxseeds" which are found lu Ictohcr and November at the base of the wheat stalk are the e«gs of the Hessian lly, but this Is a mistake. These "Haxseeds" ate the full grown lltfVlO of (lie lly, Which undergo their transformation Into the winged Insect within the brown cases called "(lax seeds," says Charles K. Thome, direct or of the Ohio agricultural experiment station. What Others Say. The man who grows and feeds hog* lo the full capacity of Ills farm Is al ways prosperous. Nlieep will 11 vo und thrive 011 pastur age Su short that cattle cannot gc| enough grass during the day to du them overnight. Htock farms don't wear out, but be come more and more fertile and inori and tnoie profitable. Hhcep require no expensive shelter A dry place and protection from the force of storms, an open shed with a roof that will turn the rain, are all that Is required. DANGER IN NEW CORN. Au I npnrAlcled Promoter of IIOK Cholera—nnlitDCfd Hntlon Heat. During the last year there has been less cholera and swine plague than formerly simply because less corn was fed. This does not mean that corn is the direct cause of cholera, but it does mean that its a promoter of the dis ease corn, especially new corn, is an unparalleled success. This greatest of all grains is the greatest heat producer grown on the farm and wlieu fed in large quantities produces fat at the ex pense of tissue, so that the animal falls au easy victim when the cholera mi crobe puts in an appearance. At this time, in the face of an enor mous crop, farmers are likely to forget the lessons they have learned as to feeding the smaller corn ration. New corn Is unexcelled for fattening pur poses, but it is deficient in muscle, tlesh and bone forming elements, it should be fed cautiously and always with some digestilde concentrated feed. A well known lowa authority said recently that the system of the pig soon becomes deranged by continuous feodHig of new corn, the animal soon becomes sick, and much of the loss usually attributed to hog cholera might be termed corn disease. lie stated fur ther that two bushels of new corn are required to equal one ousliel of old corn in results, and as pigs like the new iirain and will eat it ravenously If permitted every precaution should be taken to prevent overeating. Don't misunderstand me. I would not urge any one to discontinue the i s • of corn. The farmer who has a l.lg corn crop this year will be immeasur ably benefited if lie will continue to feed the balanced ration. The big yield of corn should not deter him from using concentrated feeds. He should remember the danger In feeding new corn and that three or four hogs saved will more than pay for the necessary quantity of concentrated feed rich In digestible protein.—Cor. Country Gen tleman. WIHTO Only feet long. The stiiddings arc 4 feet - inches In height, allowing two Inches to frame the studding across the bottom in order lo hold the tank solid.—Cor. Ohio Kartner. WE MUST GROW OR DIE. Conatnnt Sillily l« K err saury ll It I'M It and lien llio mixture In a wrapper of cocoa nut fiber. At the Uniting ground* llio club In covered with the oily Julco of tho ntuff and In then lowered carefully to the bottom. The went of the linked nut meat nttrnctN certain klndn of llnli, which noon gather and liegln to nllililo lit the club. An NOOII ll* enough Huh nro around the decoy n nmnll bag nlinped net In lowered very gently until ltn mouth In Jim! over tin- club. 'I lie latter In then pulled up cnrofully and cun ningly till It In within tho bag. The tlnli are no eager for the stuff with which tin- club In covered that they follow It Into the net without four. An noon IIH all tho llwli nre In It it tlnhornum dives and clonen tlm mouth of the net, where upon the rent haul It up quickly. ' IVnull 1 til/too I'imt A STALLION FIGHT. Ihittle llojal Ddnrru n Tlinroaffli lired nud it Wiitl Ilackxlciii. A contest between two stallions, one the leader of a wild bund, the other a Kentucky thoroughbred that had run wild, is thus desrritn.il by Sewcil Ford in "Horses Nine:" Again the buckskin stallion charged, oars back, eyes gleaming wickv'ly and snorting defiantly. This time th; black stood his ground until the buckskin's teeth snapped savagely within a few inches of his throat, .lust in time did he rear and swerve. Twice more— for the paddock raised black was slow to understand such behavior-the buck skin charged. Then the black was roused Into aggressiveness. There ensued such a battle as would have brought delight to the brute soul of a Nero. With fojte IV, t ami tit'll', the two stallions engaged, circling mad ly about on their hind U _s. tearing up great clods of turf, biting and striking as opportunity offered. At last, by a quick, desperate rush, the buckskin caught the thoroughbred fairly by the throat. Here the affair would have ended had not the black stallion, rent ing suddenly on his muscle haunches and lifting ills opponent's fore quarters clear of the ground, showered 011 his enemy such a ralu of blows from his iron shod feet that the wild buckskin dropped to the ground, dazed and vanquished. Standing over him, with all the fierce pride of a victorious gladiator showing In every curve of Ills glistening body, the black thoroughbred trumpeted out a stentorian call of defiance and com mand. The band that had watched the struggle from a discreet distance now came galloping In, whinnying In friend ly fashion. Black Eagle had won his first fight. He had won the leadership. By right of might ho was now chief of tills free company of plains rangers. It was for him to lead whither he chose, to pick the place and hour of grazing, the time for watering and his to guard his com panions from all dangers. As for the buckskin stallion, there re mained for him the choice of humbly following the new leader or of limping off alone to try to raise a new band. Being a worthy descendant of the chargers which the men of Cortes rode so fearlessly into the wilds of the new world, lie chose the latter course and, having regained his senses, galloped stlfHy toward the north, his bruised head lowered In defend I.cunlh ut Life In IncroaxlnK. The average length of human life is constantly and steadily Increasing, hav ing, according to a professor of liy glenT-, doubled within the past three centuries. In the sixteenth cen'Jry It was between eighteen and twenty years, while today it is forty. The principal agencies In this prolongation of life, the scientist believes, art; more attention to tlio air we breathe and more care as to the water we drink. This opinion Is sustained by the sta tistics of large cities, which show that, owing to Improved sanitation, the In troduction of sewers and of public wa ter supplies, their rates of mortality within the past forty years have been reduced to about one-half. Do you want to prolong your life and increase your powers? Then breathe deeply and drink plenty of pure water be tween, not at, meals not Iced water or boiled water, but distilled water. Suc cess. The Till I lint lit Kriuifi-. The tall hat, variously called "chim ney pot," "stovepipe," "cylinder" and what not, became fashionable In Paris In 1700, soon after the death of Frank lin, In whose honor It was known as "chapeau Franklin." In spite of num berless changes of style, it has main tained its ground ever since, unexpect ed as such a result would have seemed at 11h first introduction. For a time this stylo of hat was considered revolution ary In Germany ami ltussla. Any one wearing a "cylinder" was liable to pun ishment, but the evil reputation soon passed away, nnd the tall, stilt hat, the ugliest head covering that was ever worn nnd tho most ridiculed, outlives all other styles. €4o«-r too oiitNpoken In her crltlelMiu of my husband's actions. Mildred Yes; It'a not always wise to call a spado a Hpado, Corn No, nor a rake a rake. Hrook lyn Life. Tim V»rr (iiinit Mini, "Ile'H forever pratliiK about what hli conscience telln him. What does hi* conscience tell him, anyway?" "It usually tells him appamnUy what awful Hlniiei'H hln neighbors ure."— I'hlladelphla I'rcss. TIIOUKII tho world may owe every, man a living, only tho persistent col lector Ret* It. Otliim of Hlrkiimg, 111 JJOtlt tho hUIII Secretion* take II special odor, wldch Hydcnhniu com pares to that of whey. In Jnutidle.' the odor In that of mtink; In <>|>|>llnli< of vinegar; of sour ln-er In Hcrofuin, of warm bread In Intermittent fever. In diabetes, when there In pi i «|>lrallon. the Hinell IM of buy or, rather, of nee tone; but, ac<'ordlng to itouchunliit, midway between alilehydo ami net« tone, lii-liik <1 lid lo mixture In variable proportloim of thcNn two bodies. A lliialiful Mnii'n A bnMhful young man who was afraid to propose to bin sweetheart Induced her to lire at him with ii platol which he iiMiiured her was only loaded with powder, alld after she had done MI lie fell down and pretended to be dead She threw herself wildly upon tie liody, called him her darlluu and her beloved, W hereupon he cot ll|> lllld (inrrlcd her. I.«oudon 'l it lilt" TII* < int. "Johnny," mild lite teacher, "write II lenience containing the word 'eon tent*.' " After a few moment*' Imrd labor Johnny submitted the followlm 'n 1 rontenta of a cow IH milk." tMilcafco 1 N©. 20. THE BROAD JUMPER. 1 III* VvHiatue Muiit He Get tin* Best Result*. Every schoolboy thinks that L"> enn broad jump, and so ho can to a certain degree. But this event Is one which should be gone at systematically to get the l»est results. The jumper should first carefully notice his stride on go ing up to the take off, so that lie can mark off a iiisiauce say twesuy-Sve yards back and by stepping on this mark with one of ills feet as he runs by l:e will be sure to strike the take oft when he com s to it. The jumper can not be sure of getting his best efforts Into his jump unless he is practically sure of hitting the take o.Y. After this has bi"on acquired the athlete can get to work. In this run the jumper's highest s; e (1 should be reached at about ten or twelv feet before the take off, so that he can -. :ith> r himself for' tho Jump. After leaving the tnke off he should shoot out and up. He rust have elevation or his efforts will i.o in vain. He should go Into the air at an angle of at least forty-five degrees. A. good way to get tills elevation is by placing a hurdle in the jumping pit and jumping over it. The jumper should gather himself together as ho goes through the air, and at the finish, just before alighting, he should force himself on by a spasmodic effort with his arms and body. The legs will strike the ground at the farthest possible distance. Practice will show how far out the feet can be thrown without the athlete's falling back into tho pit. It must be remembered that-tho greater the speed the farther out the feet can be thrown with safety. A great deal of practice Is necessary to become a good broad jumper, but this Is an event which It is not well to practice too frequently, as it is very hard on the legs. The broad Jumper will there fore not expect to get at bis best dur ing his first season.—G. W. Orton In St. Nicholas. TRAGEDY OF ANIMAL LIFE. Koiiiriltiiu: l*.itlictlc in «!»«• Cnreer of the r*sm-llKl-r l'im-un. To him who knows the story of tho passenger pigeon this group of beauti ful, grayish brown birds with the Ill descent golden sheen upon their throats Is tiie last word of a tragedy of animal life. America was once the land of the wild pigeon. Early American writers are full of references to it. Alexander Wilson, the father of American orni thology, estimated that n flock seen him in 1808 contained over 2,000,000 individuals. It stretched from the ho rizon to the horizon, as far as the eye could see, and was over four lioura In passing a given point. He saw a nest ing colony forty miles long and sereral miles In width. In 1805 Audubon saw schooners at the wharfs In New York loaded not In packages, hut In bulk, with wild pi geons caught up the Hudson river and sold for a cent apiece. Up to 1800 the bird continued fairly abundant. Then a frightful slaughter began to supply an increased food demand. Gun, pole, club, net and sulphur pot "Were em ployed. Thirty dozen birds were cap tured at one spring of the net Ono man netted 500 dozen In ono day. In the nesting season treos were shaken or felled anil wagon loflds of vquub taken nightly, droves or hogs being turned In to utilize what the "hunters" had left. Wherever tho distracted flocks appeared the slaughter began. At the last known large pigeon "nest ing," In IS7M, a billion birds were killed during the season. Lllto tho bison, It was effectually exterminated, showing tlio terrible efficiency of man when bo sets out systematically In pursuit of a lower species.---New York l'ost. Wot Very Kill In u. Mrs. Andrews was the most conselon tlous visitor or the district, but for va rious reasons she wan not popular among the poor people whom she longed to help. "I don't want to see that peaked look ing woman In my room again, nor I won't!" said the grandmother of tho nine ragged Palmers. "1 read my Bible Wld the best o' folks," went on tho old lady, "bnt there's times for somo things an* times for others, an' that Andrews woman is without the sense to know the ouo from the other. What was tho motto the brought us yesterday, all In red and gold letters, and we with empty stom achs? 'Be filled with falthl' Youth's Companion. lillas. She put the book down, with a sigh. "What is It, darling?" he asked. "Ah, dearest, I'm so happy," alio re plied. "But you had such a sad look In your eyes Just now." "1 know. I've been reading about the unhapplucss that the wives of men of genius have always had to bear. Oh, Alfred, dear, I'm so glad you'ro just an ordinary plug of a fellowl" Chlcago Becord-Herald. Her Theory, "Do you belle* o men's souls go Into animals after death?" he asked. "Well, I sometimes think perhaps tliey do," she answered. "Tie re aro some dogs who wouldn't be 11s mean us (hey are If it were not for an Influence of some l.lnd In ido of them." Chlca- Ko Tribune. 4 I-'Mfr I»r«J »ulli»i». Miss Verlsopht Why do yon sny that Mlm van Million, w ho Is to be married today, Is so plain? Do you know her by sight? Miss Verjuice No; but I notice that th" papers have printed only tho pic lure of her future husband. Judge. Courage Is that clement of manhood In a man which never desert* himself nor his friend; * School muster. 11l 111 !iuii«r«tlilun». According to a superstition which . holds sway In 1 oitio parts of Ireland, the sedge warblers possess the soul I of iinbaptlzed babes and slug their sor row at the midnight hour, while tho linnet, yellow ham and llnch sing their plaintive and tender s ings to re mind in they r.re si.uls of departed friends not yet relieved from purga torial pain Tin bittern i» their her ald at night -Irish Times. A brmon «• Mourjr. "No, my 1 n," said the Blivlllo par ent; "money doesn't brlug happiness, it only pnj's hoti•••« rent end the rro- Tery bill and mal. s the bailiff and tho kill collector 1 ;p"< t •>* " l 0 week while the parson gives u» tho hiilleluln smile on Sunday." Atlanta Constitution. A Mltnr.ll I oim-liikloO. Ten. her Tommy Brown, tell OJe tho shape of the eavth. Tommy Hound. Teacher- llow doyen know? Tommy l'rown \ 011 told me. Teacher Well, how do yoii suppose I I 11..V. Toini;i.\ 11 11 »»!<, ' e'pe " some body told you